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02.12.11

Pakistan Issues Warrant for Musharraf

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A Pakistani court issued an arrest warrant for former President Pervez Musharraf on Saturday, saying Musharraf was wanted in connection with the December 2007 assassination of Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto. Musharraf has been charged with not providing enough protection to Bhutto, the first woman to lead a Muslim state. The former president has not complied with the court's questioning in the case, so it issued a warrant. Musharraf says the warrant is politically motivated, and that he plans to run for president again in 2013.